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About Lachhanpur Village

Lachhanpur is a small village in Mungeli tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 367, made up of 181 males and 186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lachhanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lachhanpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Mungeli
Pincode 495334
Area (hectares) 101.83 hectares
Population 367
Male Population 181
Female Population 186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lachhanpur compares

By the 2011 count Lachhanpur is the 172nd largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 830 residents. Its 101.83 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Lachhanpur

Lachhanpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lachhanpur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lachhanpur from other places

Lachhanpur lies about 45 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Belha, about 38 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Lachhanpur
Tehsil headquarters Mungeli 3.9 km
Nearest railway station Belha 38 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 45 km

Villages closest to Lachhanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mungeli tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Lachhanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Lachhanpur village had a population of 367. That makes it the 172nd largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 830 residents.

Lachhanpur village has 181 males and 186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lachhanpur has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Lachhanpur is 495334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lachhanpur covers 101.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lachhanpur falls under Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Lachhanpur is Belha, about 38 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lachhanpur.

Lachhanpur is about 45 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lachhanpur is in Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district. Mungeli is about 3.9 km away. Belha is about 38 km away. Bilaspur is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lalakapa (under 2 km), Khapri (under 2 km) and Khairwar (1.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Lachhanpur today is likely to be higher.

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